Effects of obesity and weight loss on cardiac function and valvular performance

Obesity Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 422-429

  Karason, Kristjan ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Diastolic heart function; Echocardiography; Obesity, weight loss; Systolic heart function; Valvular heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HEART; HEART ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HEART; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; OBESITY; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0032196819     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1998.tb00374.x     Document Type: Article

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